Relation of the Cognition, Appetite and Passions in Thomas Aquinas

Rad tematizira čovjeka analizirajući suodnos njegove osjetilne i razumske naravi kroz pisanu ostavštinu Tome Akvinskoga. Cilj ovoga rada je analizirati na koji način strasti oblikuju čovjeka i njegovo životno djelovanje. U prvom dijelu rada opisani su procesi kako osjetilne, tako i razumske ljudske spoznaje. Elaboraciju spoznaje prati analiza ljudske osjetilne i razumske težnje koje su, s obzirom na objekt, bitno povezane sa spoznajom jer je ona preduvjet za težnju. Središnji dio rada bavi se temom strasti te obuhvaća definiciju strasti, moralnost strasti te opis poretka požudnih i gnjevljivih, ali i pojedinačnih strasti u Tominoj misli. Na osobit način pažnja je posvećena ljubavi, mržnji, požudi, užitku, boli, nadi, očaju, strahu, smjelosti i ljutnji, odnosno onim strastima o kojima i Toma razglaba pojedinačno. U razglabanju o ovdje navedenim strastima, ocrtana su njihova glavna obilježja kao i njihovi uzroci te učinci.This paper deals with human being by analyzing the relationship between his sensory and rational nature through the written legacy of Thomas Aquinas. The aim of this paper is to analyze how passions shape human being and his life activities. The first part of the paper describes the processes of both sensory and rational human cognition. The elaboration of cognition is followed by the analysis of human sensory and rational appetite which, with regard to the object, are essentially connected with cognition, considering that cognition is precondition for appetite. The central part in this paper deals with the topic of passion and includes the definition of passions, the morality of passions and a description of the order between concupiscible and irascibile passions, but also includes a description of the individual passions in Thomas' thought. Particular attention is given to love, hate, concupiscience, pleasure, pain, hope, despair, fear, daring and anger, respectively those passions that Thomas discusses individually. In confering about the passions listed here, their main features are outlined as well as their causes and effects